Polyglot Dictionary

Begräbnis

/bəˈɡʁɛːpnɪs/

das noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Begräbnisse

Meaning

  1. funeral, burial

    • Das Begräbnis war sehr traurig.

      The funeral was very sad.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Bestattung

Bestattung is the more formal, official term used by funeral homes ("Bestattungsinstitut"); Begräbnis is the more everyday word for the funeral or burial event.

Similar in other languages

French

enterrement

enterrement is the French word for the same thing — both mean "funeral, burial."

Practice

1 What does Begräbnis mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ war sehr traurig.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Begräbnis?

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